Around the A’sosphere: Decision 2009

Melissa Lockard on Athletic Supporters, sharp as usual, has started a series called “Decision 2009″ about players the A’s will be making a call on during the offseason. The first two are Dallas Braden and Mark Ellis. Agree with her that it would be best for all concerned if Ellis moved on to a contender. But with his shoulder problems, who’s going to take the risk of giving him a multiyear contract? As for Braden, the A’s have lefties coming out the earlobes, if one or two can be traded for a bat, why not?

Outstanding interview with Lew Wolff by Blez at Athletics Nation. Cisco Field highlights: he’s frustrated with the slow review process in California, but still thinks there’s a 65 percent chance the deal gets done. Significantly, he doesn’t think the bad housing market will torpedo the financing plan.

What did people think of the A’s 40th anniversary team? Ellis vs. Dick Green is a tossup. Based on his 105 HRs in three seasons, Dave Kingman looks like the right call at DH, unfortunately for civility, but why not cheat a bit to get Tejada in the lineup?